Which is a PITA but ultimately the card company will cover it.

The way payments in restaurants are typically handled in much of Europe is convenient but to the parent's point, the obsession with never letting go of your card sometimes seems a bit excessive.

I would say the habit of not needing to trust the waiter with our cards means that when we're in a situation where we have to, it's very uncomfortable. Just like I would feel very uncomfortable giving my passwords to a coworker, even though I generally trust them not to abuse it. There's a strong sense of inappropriateness.

> Which is a PITA but ultimately the card company will cover it.

Most of the non-major banks are a pain to even open disputes with — not to mention:

- having to receive a new card (a pain if one's frequently on the road, or if the bank doesn't ship overseas);

- change any recurring billing details, if needed;

- possibly set up direct debits (sometimes with paper forms, like in Singapore);

- some other stuff I haven't thought of.